Dwyane Wade goes out with triple-double in final career NBA game

Dwyane Wade went out in style and in front of some of his best friends.

The retiring Miami Heat star notched a triple-double in his final career game Wednesday night against the Brooklyn Nets. And he did it with LeBron James, Chris Paul and Carmelo Anthony watching from courtside seats.

Wade secured his fifth career triple-double in the closing minute of the third quarter when he drove and fittingly kicked to Udonis Haslem for a jumper from the top of the free-throw circle and his 10th assist. Wade and Haslem both came into the NBA with the Heat in 2003 and have been teammates in 15 of their 16 seasons.

"I don't like shooting every time down," Wade said in an on-court interview after the game. "That's not the way I play. I was so uncomfortable tonight taking that many random shots. ...

"But to be able to go out here and understand that my last game, I wanted it to be about my teammates as much as possible. To be able to pass the ball, get the triple-double and all those things. So I accomplished that."

Seriously. Who better to give @DwyaneWade his 10th assist to lock down a triple-double in his final game?

As the closing seconds ran off the clock and Wade dribbled out the Heat's final possession, the Barclays Center crowd rose for a standing ovation.

"For me, I’m happy with this season," Wade said. "Unfortunately for our organization and our team we weren’t able to put ourselves in a position to win enough games to be in the playoffs, but for what I wanted for this season, I’m happy to say that I completed that."

Drafted fifth overall in 2003, Wade also entered the league the same year as James (No. 1 pick) and Anthony (No. 3 pick) in a star-studded class. Paul was drafted fourth two years later, and the four formed a close friendship that has endured over their decade-plus in the NBA.

James, Paul and Anthony greeted Wade before the game and posed for photos on the court afterwards. In an interview with Fox Sports during the game, James said there was no way we was going to miss his good friend's swan song.

"We all started this journey together," James said. "We have a brotherhood that's just so much more than basketball. ... We couldn't miss D-Wade's last game."